The Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair opens tonight after a rare one-end-of-summer hiatus due to COVID-19. And with the fair known as the largest in the state has always come a lot of tradition.
There are, however, some fair traditions that have and have not endured through the years. Do you know what they are?
We do.
Continue reading Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair Factoids & 2021 FYI
There’s nothing quite like a little reunion and cruise on smooth waters.
Continue reading Reunited: Cruisin’ Among RFH Friends
“Fries or eggplant?” It’s a little order-up mantra you won’t be hearing from the fair lady servers at this year’s Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair.
Continue reading Retro Fair Side Order Smiles
They’re setting up for the return of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair.
The fair has been a tradition for decades. That’s no secret. And there has always been food, rides and prizes.
Continue reading Retro Fair Stock Dudes
It’s a banner summer vacation day when a Fair Haven police officer, also a Middletown fire chief, and his two children wander onto, or seek out, some Clerks III movie set action.
Continue reading Scene Around: Fair Haven Cop, Kids & Clerks III
The mayor’s back in town and he was seen out boating, dining and socializing recently, moored to what’s new and classic on his old turf.
Continue reading Scene Around: Rumson Mayoral MooringA Fair Haven neighborhood, family and friends are in mourning for a “larger than life” neighbor known as a community pied piper, inspiring neighborhood unity, fun and kindness to all whose lives he touched.
The neighbor, friend, father and husband, Robert “Bob” Carr passed away on Saturday, Aug. 14. He was 64.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Havenite Bob Carr, 64
In anticipation of the return of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair, we take a look back again at a game of chance, its history and families that spin together.
Most often, working at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair is a longtime family affair.
So, the Retro Pic of the Day today is an ode to just that, in addition to featuring those behind the booths.
Continue reading Retro Fair Family Affair Spin
Son of a Fair Haven business icon! Anthony Fabbri, son of Umberto’s Silvio, spoke the truth when he said in our recent interview that he had been making pizza since the age of 2.
Continue reading Retro Umberto’s Pizza Pie in the Sky Tyke Flip-Out
It won’t be long before the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair returns home where it has always belonged — on those firehouse grounds.
Continue reading Retro ‘Fair’ Ladies of the Dining Room
When Fair Haven’s iconic Umberto’s pizzeria closed, Anthony Fabbri, son of pizza icon Silvio, said his dad would have said, “OK. It’s time to go home.” Home, as he knew it, was where the heart was and his and his family’s heart was and has always been with their passion — pizza.
And now, just more than a year after the doors to the brick-and-mortar Umberto’s, Anthony, like his pop advised, has brought his passion back home again — right to his pizza-flipping heart.
Continue reading Living the Dream: Umberto’s Anthony Fabbri’s Pizza Passion & New ‘Amici’ Place
There’s nothing cooler than some lazy summer river time, especially when the heat is on.
Continue reading Focus: Sizzling Rumson Sunset
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